The Coronation of The King and The Queen Consort will be a historic and special occasion. Our Coronation Challenge encourages you to have fun whilst celebrating and learning about King Charles III and the Coronation!
Coronation Challenge
Below is a list of ideas that you can try. Every unit district, division and county is different and there are no rules about what you have to do to achieve this badge. We want you to feel free to design your own way to take on this challenge. Whatever you choose to do to celebrate, please share with us on social media by using the hashtag #LaSERCoronationChallenge and tagging us. Most of all, we hope you enjoy our Coronation Challenge!
- Have a Coronation street party at your meeting place
- Create your own coronation ceremony. Who is being crowned and what for? What traditions will you follow?
- Make your own crown or orb for the celebration
- The king enjoys the outdoors - go for a walk and stop for a picnic
- The King loves nature - plant a tree or plant bulbs in pots and give them to people
- The King cares for our environment โ go for a litter pick walk
- Design a coronation cake (and perhaps make it at home)
- Colour in a coronation poster and put it in your window
- Go on a scavenger hunt and find something for each letter of "King Charles"
- Make a family tree from King Charles back through the Kings and Queens
- The King features on a postage stamp. What would you look like on a stamp? In pairs, draw a side profile of each other.
- Which other countries in the world have Kings and Queens? What were their coronations like?
- The Coronation logo includes a rose, thistle, daffodil and shamrock - emblems from across the United Kingdom. Design your own logo including these four symbols
- Invite someone in to talk to your unit who remembers the Coronation of King Charlesโ mother Queen Elizabeth II
- If you were in charge of the Coronation concert, what songs would you choose? Perhaps make a playlist of them and have a disco with those songs
- King Charles is the monarch of 15 countries around the world (Tuvalu, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Grenada, Saint Lucia, Belize, The Bahamas, Soloman Islands, Jamaica, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom) Find out about some of these countries, where they are, their flags and how big they are.
- King Charles has been busy in many different Royal roles before he became King. Find out about these roles and what they involved
- King Charles is 74 years old. Who else has started their career in their seventies?
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